26th October 2013 Saturday

Day 299

Oh my God, I just saw what day of the year it is; I'm so close!

Yes, I reckon that last songfic went better than I thought; I suppose you just need to pull the right inspiration from somewhere and make it work. Let's finish this short main-multi so I can get to Dex's and Zap's fears by the end of the month.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show.

"Why are these bugs so hard to find?" the tracker picked up another rock and looked under it, allowing his bullwhip tongue to pick up a few choice juicy worms. He dropped the rock with a slap on to the muddy ground, sighing in defeat.

"I haven't been able to smell anything either," he lifted his head up into the air and inhaled deeply. "Nope, nothing."

Bream rolled her eyes once again, smirking as she cast her gaze around a large forest. "You've got to do more than smell; sometimes exactly what you're looking for can be right under your nose."

The frog boy dropped his head, staring at his green boots. "There's nothing here," he kicked the ground beneath him.

And it started to wobble.

"Bream," stammered Tung as he continued to feel the ground shake. The girl took a few steps back, gaping as the ground below lifted him up in the air. She saw the entire image; a tiny frog standing on a large field of grass, which was in fact the back to a giant, stony mantis-type creature. It shook again, throwing Tung down to its neck where the frog boy held on tightly. Without warning, the mantis took off, bounding in the direction towards the forest.

"Tung!" Bream shouted, breaking off into a sprint behind him.

"Dex?" Tung shouted in his wristcom, addressing the leader as he clung tightly on to the back of the bug. The entomologist furrowed his brow at the tracker on his screen.

"What is it Tung?" he questioned with worry, sharing a look with his son.

"We better meet up somewhere," he shouted, tightening his grip as he began to slip off. "This bug is on the move, and it's heading towards you!"

"Keep it on the trail and head towards the ship. We'll be right there," he shouted with excitement filling his voice. The leader began to race off in the tracker's location, smiling at his son beside him.

"I've got my bubble gun dad," he said proudly, holding up the small weapon. Dex chuckled in his son's direction.

"I think we're going to need something a little more bigger than that by the sounds of it, mate" he answered, hearing the loud pounding of the bug in the distance.

He flipped open his com; the screen flashing to the engineer. "Jenny, we need to trap this thing before it can get away. Tung's riding it towards the ship so head there now."

"We're on it," she replied casually before slamming her com shut. Max was flying low beside his mother, until Zap pulled Jenny up to him in flight.

"Need a lift?" he asked rhetorically, smirking at the girl in his arms as they headed towards the ship.

Dex was the first one to reach the clearing, followed by Zap and his group. The shaking of the ground came closer and closer, as Dex raised his hand in the air.

"Wait for it," he warned, as Zap kept his hand on the trigger and Jenny's finger hovered over the button. The bug pushed through the trees, with a wailing tracker holding on to its back. "Now!"

Jenny pushed the red button on her com, and a large net fired out from the ship. Zap fired the weapon in his hand, releasing a long piece of sticky string that tied up the feet of the bug. It tripped instantly, and was covered by the net.

"We got it!" Winston shouted, jumping up high to reach his dad's hand for a high-five.

Bream bounced in not moments later, moving straight up to the insect with ease. Once she had reached its back, she placed a hand on her hip and smirked at the sight of Tung caught within the same net trap as the bug. She drew her own weapon and severed a few strings, releasing the frog boy from his prison.

With a heavy blush, he stood up and dusted himself off.

"It was under my nose the whole time."

'Bout time they had a little mission that seemed like the ones on the show. I think early December might have more missions too, I can't wait until you see what I have planned for that. R&R!